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If all SMS Servers that you want to manage are listed, then they have been discovered; however,
they must be licensed in order to make them available for SMS collections. Refer to
"Licensing
Windows Machines" on page 59 for instructions on how to license these machines.
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If you cannot locate your SMS Servers in this data grid, then they have not yet been discovered by
VCM. You must first discover and license these machines before you can collect from them. Refer
to
"Discovering Windows Machines" on page 56 , and then "Licensing Windows Machines" on page
59 for procedures on how to discover and license Windows machines.
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After your SMS Servers are discovered and licensed, proceed to "Performing SMS Server
Collections" on page 228 .
Performing SMS Server Collections
Now that you have verified that your SMS Servers are available and licensed in VCM, you must perform a
VCM collection using the Microsoft SMS Server Filter set. This collection enables VCM to identify these
machines as SMS Servers.
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Before performing a collection on your SMS Servers, you should verify that the network authority
account you are using has the appropriate SMS and WMI credentials to collect from those machines. If
you are using an account that has permission to collect for VCM, but does not have permission to collect
SMS or WMI information, you will not be able to collect and view the full range of data. For more
information on Network Authority and VCM, refer to
About Network Authority Settings in the online
Help.
1. To perform a VCM collection, see the procedure described in "Performing an Initial Collection" on
page 67 .
2. Using this procedure, instead of selecting the default filter set, choose the Select a Collection Filter Set
to apply to these machines option, and then select Microsoft SMS Server Filters from the Filter Sets
list.
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